四分律行事鈔資持記 2.827

2.827

In [item] eight, first it clarifies the expedient method of sending someone to trade. From 'A bhikṣu...' onward, next it clarifies bartering Saṅgha property against individual [property]. 'Compensate' means making restitution with goods. 'Equal' means fair. As for 'directly giving to the destitute', this concerns goods belonging to the present assembly of the ten directions, which may be given when the Saṅgha is in harmony; just like the precedents of rewarding administrators or hosting Dharma masters; for permanent property of the four directions, there is definitely no principle allowing an exception.